Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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